Running back, Oregon, 2008–12
Kenjon Barner
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Riverside, CA
- Born
- Apr 28, 1989, in Lynwood, California
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Kenjon Barner played running back at Oregon (2008–12). He finished ninth in the 2012 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2012. The Carolina Panthers took Barner in round 6, No. 182 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
321rushing yards, best game on fileat USC, 20125rushing touchdowns, best game on fileat USC, 2012Honors
Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 2009 and 2010; Pac-12 champions, 2011
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Oregon 13 games, 1,767 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Arkansas State | W 57–34 | 9 | 66 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. Fresno State | W 42–25 | 34 | 201 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 63–14 | 13 | 57 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Arizona | W 49–0 | 20 | 86 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at Washington State | W 51–26 | 20 | 195 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Washington | W 52–21 | 20 | 122 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at Arizona State | W 43–21 | 16 | 143 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. Colorado | W 70–14 | 9 | 104 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at USC | W 62–51 | 38 | 321 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at California | W 59–17 | 20 | 65 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. Stanford | L 14–17 | 21 | 66 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at Oregon State | W 48–24 | 28 | 198 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | W 35–17 | 30 | 143 | 0 | – | – | – |
2011 Oregon 12 games, 939 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. LSU | L 27–40 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 4 |
| Sep 24 | atArizona | W 56–31 | 13 | 72 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs.California | W 43–15 | 10 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 50 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.Arizona State | W 41–27 | 31 | 171 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | atColorado | W 45–2 | 10 | 115 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Washington State | W 43–28 | 11 | 107 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | atWashington | W 34–17 | 10 | 41 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | atStanford | W 53–30 | 8 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.USC | L 35–38 | 15 | 123 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Oregon State | W 49–21 | 16 | 64 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 2 | vs. UCLA | W 49–31 | 17 | 79 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 45–38 | 7 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
2010 Oregon 11 games, 551 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. New Mexico | W 72–0 | 17 | 147 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | at Tennessee | W 48–13 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 6 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Portland State | W 69–0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | atArizona State | W 42–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Stanford | W 52–31 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | atWashington State | W 43–23 | – | – | – | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs.Washington | W 53–16 | 9 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | atCalifornia | W 15–13 | 8 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Arizona | W 48–29 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Dec 4 | atOregon State | W 37–20 | 15 | 133 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. Auburn | L 19–22 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
2009 Oregon 13 games, 366 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Boise State | L 8–19 | – | – | – | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Purdue | W 38–36 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Utah | W 31–24 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.California | W 42–3 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Washington State | W 52–6 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| Oct 10 | atUCLA | W 24–10 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | atWashington | W 43–19 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 3 |
| Oct 31 | vs.USC | W 47–20 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | atStanford | L 42–51 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 173 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Arizona State | W 44–21 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 5 |
| Nov 21 | atArizona | W 44–41 | – | – | – | 5 | 108 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Oregon State | W 37–33 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 160 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 17–26 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ | |
| Weight | 196 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.87 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 65 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 28 | 124 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 27 | 129 | 2 | 5 | 42 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 16 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 56 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 65 | 104 | 416 | 3 | 28 | 152 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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